JCS 24, 093, 12 (P462131)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

Penn —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt for ghee)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun
2. szu ti-a {d}suen-i-bi-szu#
3. ki a-na-pa-ni-dingir igi-bi?
4. giri3 {d}szi-ri-isz-e-mu-qa2-a-a
reverse
  blank space
1. iti bara2-za3-gar [...]
2. mu alan# szud3#-[de3] {d}lamma ku3-[sig17] [didli]-bi-ta
seal 1
1. {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-[am]
2. sza13-dub-ba gudu4-abzu {d}[nanna]
3. dumu il3-szu-i-bi2-[szu]
4. ARAD ha-am-mu-ra-[pi2]
  S013941 composite

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: JCS 24 (pp. 89-99), 12

    [Ormsby1972JCS24] Ormsby, Dorothy L. 1972. “An Old Babylonian Business Archive of Historical Interest.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 24 (4): 89–99. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359625.

  • history: RIME 4, .03.06.x2005 ex. 09

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Penn —
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: U 03582
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    from the Dub-lal-mah

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-21 at 13:46:20 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2020-08-13 at 12:35:37 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2013-12-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 013941 (composite) (P283666) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Hammurapi.00.00.00

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 24, 093, 12 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P462131.
JCS 24, 093, 12 artifact entry (No. P462131). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P462131 (Original work published 2013)
JCS 24, 093, 12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P462131 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {JCS 24, 093, 12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P462131},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P462131},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 24, 093, 12 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P462131.
JCS 24, 093, 12 artifact entry (No. P462131). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P462131 (Original work published 2013)
JCS 24, 093, 12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P462131 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {JCS 24, 093, 12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P462131},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P462131},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P462131
LB  - CDLI:P462131
M1  - 2025/11/15/
TI  - JCS 24, 093, 12 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P462131
ER  - 
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